Program Coordinator, Honors/SCWTE (Part-Time)

Position Title: Program Coordinator, Honors/SCWTE

Department: University Honors Program

Advertised Pay: $20/hr

Campus Location: Washburn University

Application Deadline:  Application review will begin as applications are received and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants can be assured of full consideration if submitted by: May 26, 2025.

Special Instructions to Applicants: Temporoary position available 8/1/2025-6/1/2026.

Position Summary: Washburn University is a teaching-focused, student-centered, public institution located in the metropolitan setting of Topeka that has earned national recognition for its high-impact programs for first-generation students. Washburn has a student body of over 5,500 undergraduate, graduate, and law students, a significant and growing number of whom are first-generation and Pell-Grant eligible. The University has created educational pathways for all students to be successful and achieve their educational goals.

Washburn is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a dynamic faculty, staff, and student body and cultivating a robust learning and working environment and curriculum. We employ more than one thousand faculty and staff on our campuses throughout Topeka and strive to offer competitive wages, an excellent benefits program, and a supportive culture and a healthy work/life balance. Washburn seeks to create an environment that reflects our core values for creating positive IMPACT: inclusion, modernization, partnership, achievement, community and transformation. In 2024, Washburn was recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to Great Colleges to Work For® program.

Position available 8/1/2025-6/1/2026. This position is a 10-month, partial replacement during a sabbatical for the Associate Director of the University Honors Program and Coordinator of the Scholarly/Creative WTE. The program coordinator will manage the co-curriculur programs of the University Honors Program, the documentation of Scholarly/Creative Washburn Transformational Experiences (SCWTE) projects, and the grant award process for SCWTE.

Essential Functions:
• Build relationships among Honors students and redesign University Honors co-curricular program.
• Work with the Honors Student Council and Honors Learning Community Resident Advisor to plan and execute events for University Honors Students, including dinners, field trips, and social activities.
• Evaluate proposals for student projects and grant proposals. Give feedback and advise students and faculty on requirements for project documentation.
• Track and approve declarations of Scholarly/Creative Washburn Transformational Experience projects. Answer associated questions from students and faculty regarding declaration process.
• Manage application and award process for SCWTE grants. Oversee work of Administrative Specialist regarding communication with students and faculty, tracking of grant funds, and reimbursement processes.
• Plan and coordinate execution of Day of Transformation event in Fall 2025.
• Coordinate Washburn University's participation in Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol.
• Report on outcomes of SCWTE activities and Honors co-curricular events, including information for promotional materials. Compile data on SCWTE activities
• Other duties as assigned and appropriate to the position.

Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree
• Experience working with college students in a leadership, coordination, or instructor role.
• Experience undertaking academic research projects.
• Knowledge of the challenges faced by high achieving or gifted students, and the related trends, issues, and accepted practices.
• Knowledge of how to build active communities and enhance student engagement.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and manage data.
• Demonstrated ability to learn software platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with students, faculty, and staff.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Masters degree
• One year of experience in student affairs, advising, or as an instructor at the college level.

Temporary, Part-time    
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